Residents who want to get their views heard on the upcoming county budget will get seven opportunities in February and March to give their opinions to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski.
Olszewski released seven dates for virtual meetings, one for each council district.
The meetings will provide a forum for public discussion focused on future budget priorities to ensure community members are able to provide their input to the county.
“In order to best serve the people of Baltimore County, we need to hear from them directly,” Olszewski said in a statement.
Last year, Olszewski held a second round of town hall meetings, which provided residents with a virtual opportunity to share their priorities when in-person town hall meetings were canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“While this pandemic has upended our way our life, we remain committed to keeping Baltimore County’s government open, accessible and transparent so that we can continue to work with stakeholders in every community to build a better Baltimore County together,” Olszewski said.
Those who are interested can submit their ideas and priorities for Baltimore County’s FY22 budget in advance by emailing townhall@baltimorecountymd.gov.
All Budget Town Hall meetings will be live-streamed on Baltimore County Government’s YouTube page and Facebook page. Residents may also join by phone.
The schedule of the 2021 Budget Town Hall Meetings is available below:
4th District Town Hall with Council Chairman Julian Jones
Thursday, 2/18/2020; 6:30 p.m.
Call in: 1-415-655-0001; Access code: 180 227 7499
5th District Town Hall with Councilman David Marks
Tuesday, 2/23/2020; 6:30 p.m.
Call in: 1-415-655-0001; Access code:180 011 0703
6th District Town Hall with Councilwoman Cathy Bevins
Tuesday, 3/2/2020; 6:30 p.m.
Call in: 1-415-655-0001; Access code: 180 025 4055
2nd District Town Hall with Councilman Izzy Patoka
Monday, 3/8/2020; 6:30 p.m.
Call in: 1-415-655-0001; Access code: 180 686 0349
1st District Town Hall with Councilman Tom Quirk
Thursday, 3/11/2020; 6:30 p.m.
Call in: 1-415-655-0001; Access code: 180 385 0425
7th District Town Hall with Councilman Todd Crandell
Tuesday, 3/16/2020; 6:00 p.m.
Call in: 1-415-655-0001; Access code: 180 815 9310
3rd District Town Hall with Councilman Wade Kach
Thursday, 3/18/2020; 6:30 p.m.
Call in: 1-415-655-0001; Access code: 180 202 5808
–Phaedran Linger